Every third household in Bulgaria has difficulty in paying utility bills. Based on this indicator, Bulgaria is in the last place in the EU. In Greece alone, 36% of households have this problem. Croatia and Romania are ahead of Bulgaria, with 17 and 14% of households experiencing difficulties, respectively. In the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Austria, only 2% of families are late in payments. The EU average in 2018 was 7 percent. Among Bulgarian households, those with young children or 34.4% have more problems with paying their bills than households without children or grown-up children 26.6%, according to Eurostat. For families with 3 or more children more than half - 53.3% fail to pay their bills on time.